Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that he is going to sign a bill into law that will release the grand jury material from the state’s 2006 investigation into the child sex predator.
The legislation, which was unanimously passed by the Florida legislature, would release documents that could explain why the grand jury only returned minimal charges against Epstein in 2006.
Epstein later pled guilty in 2008 to state charges of procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and felony solicitation of prostitution, and was only sentenced to 18 months in jail where he was let out of jail on a daily basis for work release.
“All files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity should be made public,” DeSantis posted on X. “While the federal government continues to stonewall accountability, I’m glad the Legislature has taken action to release the grand jury material…
